TEST BANK for Biological Psychology 14th Edition
by James Kalat
All Chapters Included| Expert Verified Questions & Correct
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Answers for Exam Preparations| A+ PASS ASSURED
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, Chapter |1
1. Dendrites |contain |the |nuclei, |ribosomes, |mitochondria, |and |other |structures |found |in |most |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
2. Neurons |receive |information |and |transmit |it |to |other |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
3. Santiago |Ramóny |Cajal |used |special |staining |techniques |to |reveal |that |the |brain |is |composed |of |individual |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
4. An |efferent |axon |carries |information |away |from |a |structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
5. The |greater |the |surface |area |of |a |dendrite, |the |more |information |it |can |receive |from |other |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
6. Neurons |are |distinguished |from |other |cells |by |their |shape.
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,a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
7. The |role |of |glial |cells |is |to |act |like |―glue‖ |or |scaffolding |to |support |the |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
8. Glial |cells |transmit |information |across |long |distances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
9. There |are |two |types |of |glial |cells |that |produce |myelin |sheath. |In |the |central |nervous |system, |Schwann |cells |fulfill
|this |role |and, |in |the |periphery, |oligodendrocytes |produce |it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
10. The |blood-brain |barrier |is |made |up |of |closely |packed |glial |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
11. The |difference |in |voltage |in |a |resting |neuron |is |called |the |resting |potential.
a. True
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, b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
12. Increasing |the |electrical |gradient |for |potassium |will |reduce |the |tendency |for |potassium |ions |to |exit |the |neuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
13. At |the |resting |potential, |the |potassium |channels |are |completely |closed |and |the |sodium |channels |are |almost
|closed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
14. Dr. |Skinner |is |working |in |the |lab |measuring |the |voltage |of |neurons, |and |during |one |condition, |she |tried |to
|depolarize |the |neurons |from |-70 |mV |to |-80 |mV.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
15. Action |potentials |can |be |produced |in |the |dendrites |of |some |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
16. The |two |basic |kinds |of |cells |in |the |nervous |system |are .
a. neurons |and |glia
b. dendrites |and |axons
c. ribosomes |and |lysosomes
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by James Kalat
All Chapters Included| Expert Verified Questions & Correct
| | | | | | |
Answers for Exam Preparations| A+ PASS ASSURED
| | | | | | |
1 || |P |a |g |e
, Chapter |1
1. Dendrites |contain |the |nuclei, |ribosomes, |mitochondria, |and |other |structures |found |in |most |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
2. Neurons |receive |information |and |transmit |it |to |other |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
3. Santiago |Ramóny |Cajal |used |special |staining |techniques |to |reveal |that |the |brain |is |composed |of |individual |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
4. An |efferent |axon |carries |information |away |from |a |structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
5. The |greater |the |surface |area |of |a |dendrite, |the |more |information |it |can |receive |from |other |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
6. Neurons |are |distinguished |from |other |cells |by |their |shape.
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,a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
7. The |role |of |glial |cells |is |to |act |like |―glue‖ |or |scaffolding |to |support |the |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
8. Glial |cells |transmit |information |across |long |distances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
9. There |are |two |types |of |glial |cells |that |produce |myelin |sheath. |In |the |central |nervous |system, |Schwann |cells |fulfill
|this |role |and, |in |the |periphery, |oligodendrocytes |produce |it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
10. The |blood-brain |barrier |is |made |up |of |closely |packed |glial |cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
11. The |difference |in |voltage |in |a |resting |neuron |is |called |the |resting |potential.
a. True
3 || |P |a |g |e
, b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
12. Increasing |the |electrical |gradient |for |potassium |will |reduce |the |tendency |for |potassium |ions |to |exit |the |neuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |True
|
13. At |the |resting |potential, |the |potassium |channels |are |completely |closed |and |the |sodium |channels |are |almost
|closed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
14. Dr. |Skinner |is |working |in |the |lab |measuring |the |voltage |of |neurons, |and |during |one |condition, |she |tried |to
|depolarize |the |neurons |from |-70 |mV |to |-80 |mV.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
15. Action |potentials |can |be |produced |in |the |dendrites |of |some |neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: |False
|
16. The |two |basic |kinds |of |cells |in |the |nervous |system |are .
a. neurons |and |glia
b. dendrites |and |axons
c. ribosomes |and |lysosomes
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